,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ai1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,rose submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on ,house               
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,authorizing the ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives to    
initiate or intervene in civil actions  
on behalf of the ,house of              
,representatives regarding section #bac 
of title ,,ii of division ,c of the     
,continuing ,appropriations1            
,agriculture1 ,legislative ,branch1     
,military ,construction and ,veterans   
,affairs1 and ,extensions ,act1 #bjbf4  
,whereas section #bac of title ,,ii of  
division ,c of the ,continuing          
,appropriations1 ,agriculture1          

,legislative ,branch1 ,military         
,construction and ,veterans ,affairs1   
and ,extensions ,act1 #bjbf1 and        
amendments made by such section1 provide
 for financial awards to ,members of the
 ,senate under circumstances that       
experts have said defy typical legal    
concepts2 ,whereas the #bgth ,amendment 
to the ,constitution states3 ,no law1   
varying the compensation for the        
services of the ,senators and           
,representatives1 shall take effect1    
until an election of ,representatives   
shall have intervened42 and  ,whereas a 
credible argument exists that the       
financial provisions contained in such  
section #bac constitute a variation in  
compensation for ,senators1 potentially 
violating the requirements of the #bgth 
,amendment3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  #a4 
,civil action  ,the ,speaker of the     
,house of ,representatives is authorized
 to initiate or intervene in one or more
 civil actions in a ,federal court of   
competent jurisdiction1 on behalf of the

 ,house of ,representatives1 to argue   
that section #bac of title ,,ii of      
division ,c of the ,continuing          
,appropriations1 ,agriculture1          
,legislative ,branch1 ,military         
,construction and ,veterans ,affairs1   
and ,extensions ,act1 #bjbf1 and the    
amendments made by such section1 violate
 the #bgth ,amendment to the ,united    
,states ,constitution4  #b4             
,notification  ,the ,speaker shall      
notify the ,house of ,representatives of
 any decision to initiate or intervene  
in any civil action pursuant to this    
resolution4  #c4  ,process for civil    
action  7a7  ,representation by ,general
 ,counsel  ,the ,office of the ,general 
,counsel of the ,house of               
,representatives1 at the direction of   
the ,speaker1 shall represent the ,house
 in any civil action initiated1 or in   
which the ,house intervenes1 pursuant to
 this resolution1 and may employ the    
services of outside counsel and other   
experts for this purpose4  7b7          

,statement of costs of outside counsel  
and experts  ,not later than #cj days   
after the last day of each calendar     
quarter in which the ,office of ,general
 ,counsel employed the services of      
outside counsel or other experts        
pursuant to subsection 7a71 the chair of
 the ,committee on ,house               
,administration shall cause to be       
printed in the ,congressional ,record a 
statement setting forth the aggregate   
amounts expended by such ,office for    
such services4  #d4  ,requirement to    
inform  ,the ,speaker shall keep the    
,house regularly informed about         
developments in any litigation          
initiated1 or in which the ,house       
intervenes1 pursuant to this resolution4
  #e4  ,demand for reimbursement  ,in   
the event that section #bac of title    
,,ii of division ,c of the ,continuing  
,appropriations1 ,agriculture1          
,legislative ,branch1 ,military         
,construction and ,veterans ,affairs1   
and ,extensions ,act1 #bjbf1 is held to 

be unconstitutional in any ruling made  
in response to litigation initiated1 or 
in which the ,house intervenes1 pursuant
 to this resolution1 the ,speaker is    
authorized to--  7#a7 tally all costs   
incurred by the ,house of               
,representatives related to such        
litigation1 including legal fees1       
expenses for outside counsel and other  
experts1 and related administrative     
costs2 and  7#b7 send a formal letter to
 the majority leader of the ,senate     
demanding that the ,senate reimburse the
 ,house of ,representatives for all such
 litigation-related costs from funds    
allocated to the ,senate1 and cause that
 letter to be entered into the          
,congressional ,record4